10. Computer Online Class
Skype Basics
What is the Skype ?
have a spoken conversation with (someone)
over the Internet using the software application
Skype, frequently also viewing by webcam.
• Group Calling via Internet
• Group Video Chatting
• Messaging - Text Chatting
• Sharing – Sending Photos, Documents
13. Computer Online Class
Skype Basics
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What is the Skype ?
have a spoken conversation with (someone) over the Internet using the software application Skype, frequently also viewing by webcam.
Calling via Internet
Video Chatting
Messaging - Text Chatting
Sharing – Sending Photos, Documents
Google + Hangouts by Google
Skype by Microsoft
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/socialmedia/skype/4
So what do you see when someone calls you on Skype? A pop-up window that looks like this:
To answer, just click the Answer button or Decline if you're too busy to talk (or don't know the caller). You can alsoAnswer with video, allowing the caller to see you on your webcam.
Skype Sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsUyjzRIU9w&list=RDtsUyjzRIU9w#t=20
One-on-one video calls on Skype are free, which means you can chat using your webcam whenever you want. Groupvideo calls (with up to 10 people at a time) cost money, but they're a great way to bring friends, family, and business contacts together. Go to Skype Premium at Skype.com to learn more about the cost of group video calls.
3. The contact's information will open in a pane on the right.
4. Click the Video call button.
3. The contact's information will open in a pane on the right.
4. Click the Video call button.
3. The contact's information will open in a pane on the right.
4. Click the Video call button.
To video call someone on Skype:
1. Open the Skype window and sign in.
2. Click the person you want to video call on the Contacts tab.
3. The contact's information will open in a pane on the right.
4. Click the Video call button.
5. The call window will open. The footage from your webcam will appear at the bottom, showing what the other person will see when that person answers. The call will keep ringing until someone picks up.
6. The footage from that person's webcam will appear at the top. If the contact doesn't have a webcam (or chooses to answer without it), a profile picture will be there instead.
7. Talk as long as you like. Click the End Call button when you're ready to hang up.
You can also turn your webcam on or off during a call—even a regular Skype-to-Skype voice call. Just click the Video button inside the call window.
Your default status is set to online when you sign in to Skype. This tells your contacts that you're available. To change your status, click the icon beside your name and choose from the drop-down menu. You can also use the Skype menu at the top of the screen.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/socialmedia/skype/4
The call window will appear. It will ring until the first person answers.
The others will answer, or will be dropped from the call if they're offline.
Talk as long as you like. Click the End call button when you're ready to hang up.
To add people to a video call in progress:
Adding people to a call in progress is another way to make a group video call (as long as you have a Skype Premium subscription or day pass). Just click the + button during the call, choose Add People to This Call, then pick the people you want to add.
3. The contact's information will open in a pane on the right.
4. Click the Video call button.
To make a group video call:
1. First, buy a Skype Premium subscription or day pass.
2. Open the Skype window and sign in.
3. Click the Create a group button above the Recent tab.
4. Add people to your group using one of these methods:4-1. Drag and drop people from the Contacts tab on the left to the empty contact box on the right.
4-2. Click the + button and choose Add people to this conversation. This will let you to choose your contacts manually from a list.
5. The contact box will show you the names and profile pictures of the people you've added so far.
6. When you're ready to start the call, click the Video call button.
7. The call window will appear with the footage from your webcam at the bottom.
8. The others will answer, or will be dropped from the call if they're offline. The footage from their webcamswill appear at the top. If they don't have webcams (or choose to answer without it), their profile pictures will be there instead.
9. Talk as long as you like. Click the End Call button when you're ready to hang up.
You can also save the group to your contacts so you can easily call it again. All you have to do is click Save group in Contacts in the group pane.
So what do you see when someone calls you on Skype? A pop-up window that looks like this:
To answer, just click the Answer button or Decline if you're too busy to talk (or don't know the caller). You can alsoAnswer with video, allowing the caller to see you on your webcam.